Selected Research Publications
Dhillon, A., Denes, A., Crowley, J. P, Ponivas, A. L. P., Winkler, K. L., & Bennett, M. (2020). Does testosterone influence young adult romantic partners’ accommodation during conversations about stressors? Human Communication Research, 46, 444-469. doi: 10.1093/hcr/hqaa008
Denes, A., Crowley, J. P., Winkler, K. L., Ponivas, A., Dhillon, A., & Bennett, M. (2020). Exploring the effect of pillow talk on physiological stress responses to couples’ difficult conversations.
Communication Monographs, 87, 267-290. doi: 10.1080/03637751.2020.1726424.
Denes, A., Ponivas, A., Winkler, K. L., & Dhillon, A. (2020). The hormonal underpinnings of sexual communication. In L. S. Aloia, A. Denes, & J. P. Crowley (Eds.),
Oxford handbook of the physiology of interpersonal communication. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Denes, A., Bennett, M., & Winkler, K. L. (2017). Exploring the benefits of affectionate communication: Implications for interpersonal acceptance-rejection theory.
Journal of Family Theory & Review, 9, 491-506. doi: 10.1111/jftr.12218
Denes, A., Speer, A. C., Dhillon, A., & Winkler, K. L. (2016). Future directions in post sex communication research: Exploring long-term relationships, aging, and physiology. In J. F. Nussbaum (Ed.),
Communication across the lifespan: ICA theme book (pp. 63-78).
New York, NY: Peter Lang.
Selected Conference Presentations
Winkler, K. L., & Denes, A. (2022, May). Emerging adult sexual health communication: A test of the theory of motivated information management. Interpersonal Communication Division. International Communication Association 72nd Annual Conference. Paris, France.
Winkler, K. L., Denes, A., Crowley, J. P., Bennett, M., Dhillon, A., & Ponivas, A. (2019, May). Exploring links between benevolent sexism, rape myth acceptance, and testosterone. Communication and Biology Division. International Communication Association 69th Annual Conference. Washington, D.C.
Winkler, K. L. (2018, November). A meta-analysis of sexual self-disclosure and sexual satisfaction. Interpersonal Communication Division. National Communication Association 104th Annual Convention. Salt Lake City, Utah.
Winkler, K. L. (2018, November). A review of the current state of sexual communication research. Interpersonal Communication Division. National Communication Association 104th Annual Convention. Salt Lake City, Utah.
Winkler, K. L. (2018, November). Effects of metaphor on attitudes toward sexuality. Scholar to Scholar. National Communication Association 104th Annual Convention. Salt Lake City, Utah.
Winkler, K. L. (2018, November). Interpersonal communication theory for positive sexuality: A case for communication privacy management theory from a multiple goals perspective. Interpersonal Communication Division. National Communication Association 104th Annual Convention. Salt Lake City, Utah.
Winkler, K. L. (2018, November). Managing sexual relationships during college: Effects of sexual communication self-efficacy and quality on relational and sexual satisfaction. Interpersonal Communication Division. National Communication Association 104th Annual Convention. Salt Lake City, Utah.
Denes, A., Crowley, J. P., Winkler, K. L., Ponivas, A., Dhillon, A., & Bennett, M. (2018, May). Exploring the effect of pillow talk on physiological stress responses to couples' difficult conversations. International Communication Association 68th Annual Conference. Prague, Czech Republic.
Winkler, K. L., & Dhillon, A. (2017, May). Toward an understanding of victim blaming: The role of need for cognition and ambivalent sexism in predicting attitudes towards sexuality and rape myth acceptance. International Communication Association 104th Annual Convention 2017. San Diego, CA.
Winkler, K. L. (2016, November). Parent-adolescent communication about sexual topics. National Communication Association 102nd Annual Convention 2016. Philadelphia, PA.